Worth it to repair Canon AE-1? (broken "linkage")

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MJL Photo - 31 Oct 2006 00:29 GMT

Seems my "linkage" is broken on my AE-1.
Everytime I advance the film winder it takes a shot. (film does advance, but
shutter does not remain cocked).

Is it worth repairing, or just buy another?
(This current one has a broken battery door and mirror foam is also
deteriorating, though shutter speeds are very good.)

Vancouver Canada,
-ML

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Richard Polhill - 31 Oct 2006 01:01 GMT

> Seems my "linkage" is broken on my AE-1.
> Everytime I advance the film winder it takes a shot. (film does
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> Vancouver Canada,
> -ML

Personally I'd replace it; eBay has some great equipment available (I
recently got a T90 and 85mm f/1.8 lens for a pittance and just missed
an AE-1 for about £30 - I only wanted it for the lens.)

If you can find a really good repairer it'd cost more than that to take
it apart and discover which unavailable parts it needs. It's a shame I
know, keeping an AE-1 alive would be so much better, but not really
practical.

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That_Rich - 31 Oct 2006 03:30 GMT

>Seems my "linkage" is broken on my AE-1.
>Everytime I advance the film winder it takes a shot. (film does advance, but
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>(This current one has a broken battery door and mirror foam is also
>deteriorating, though shutter speeds are very good.)

If you don't care to hassle with eBay, try...

www.keh.com

A little more costly to shop here but everything is warranted.

Cheers,

RP©
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That's what is so great about buying things at auction: when you
buy something at an auction, you have the satisfaction of knowing
you paid more for it than anyone else thought it was worth.

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Tony Polson - 31 Oct 2006 11:02 GMT

Just buy another, but try to get one that has been serviced in the
last five years. It will cost more to service a used AE-1 than it
will cost to buy a replacement.

Any camera of that era is likely to need the mirror foam and felt
light traps replaced, so try to find one where the owner has already
had this work done.

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